Interesting name I’ve heard thrown out recently about the LSU job: Brian Kelly. The sales pitch would be “look, our last two coaches were morons and they won national titles, whereas you are a legitimately great coach.” Essentially, Kelly has likely maxed out what he can do at ND. He’s unlikely to ever win a title there due to the recruiting ceiling he faces. LSU clearly doesn’t have that problem. He’s already built a legacy and ND and now might be a time to move on. As for ND, this would be a good time for them to replace Kelly with Fickel and would give them a reset, with the young Fickel inheriting Kelly’s ready-made program.